Policies and practices of gender-based equality and diversity in Australian project-based organizations

Baker, M; Clegg, S

Policies and practices of gender-based equality and diversity in Australian project-based organizations

Baker, M Clegg, S

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Project Leadership and Society, 2023, 4, pp. 100087
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Baker, M
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-08T01:57:55Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-08T01:57:55Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Project Leadership and Society, 2023, 4, pp. 100087
dc.identifier.issn	2666-7215
dc.identifier.issn	2666-7215
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/176339
dc.description.abstract	The relationship between gender equality and diversity practices and their impact on gender diversity in project-based organizations has delivered mixed research results. Policies abound but the implementation of diversity practices has received limited research focus. The quality of the processes implementing equality and diversity practices is the focus of the present research report. The research systematically investigates how effective is the implementation of those practices using a multi-case research method across six project-based organizations in the Australian construction, property and engineering industry sectors, employing a frame designed by Guest and Bos-Nehles (2013). The findings reveal patchy and ineffective implementation of even well-considered and high-quality diversity policies. In terms of diversity practices, a focus on implementation in practice is equally important as a focus on policy design or selection.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Project Leadership and Society
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.plas.2023.100087
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.title	Policies and practices of gender-based equality and diversity in Australian project-based organizations
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-03-08T01:57:54Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	4

Abstract:

The relationship between gender equality and diversity practices and their impact on gender diversity in project-based organizations has delivered mixed research results. Policies abound but the implementation of diversity practices has received limited research focus. The quality of the processes implementing equality and diversity practices is the focus of the present research report. The research systematically investigates how effective is the implementation of those practices using a multi-case research method across six project-based organizations in the Australian construction, property and engineering industry sectors, employing a frame designed by Guest and Bos-Nehles (2013). The findings reveal patchy and ineffective implementation of even well-considered and high-quality diversity policies. In terms of diversity practices, a focus on implementation in practice is equally important as a focus on policy design or selection.

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